Trade Union Office Accomodation

Request

how much of this space is contained within entirely separate buildings (i. e. occupied solely by staff carrying out trade union business)

whether a professional valuation of the market rental value of the space has been sought either in-house or externally, and if so, what the valuation of the space was

any charges the council levy for office space given to trade unions.

2. Please advise any estimates for other costs met for those staff on trade union facility time apart from salaries - including travel expenses, office supplies, telephone expenses and energy bills.

Response

The Council respond to your enquiry, using the same numbering as yourself, as follows:

1. • The Council provide the Union with approximately 30 square feet of office accommodation for trade union business;• The office space is used exclusively;• There has been no valuation of the space to my knowledge;• There are no charges made to the Union to my knowledge.

2. The Council does not currently have a facilities agreement in place. It provides access to a PC.